Corporate Financial Analyst

Location: North Liberty, IA
Hours: Full-Time | Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM

Job Summary

Responsible for providing financial analysis, reporting, and general support across all business units, including analysis of monthly financials, continuous improvement projects and capital investments to Managers, Directors and Executives.

Relevance and Importance of this Position at Centro, Inc.

The Financial Analyst is important to Centro’s success by facilitating examination of the organization’s financial data to assist management, shareholders, and other users in making educated economic decisions about Centro's profitability and sustainability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assist in the preparation of monthly reporting package (KPI’S, metrics, trends)

2. Analyze monthly financials and provide detailed feedback to business units on key drivers of performance.

3. Distribute detail variance reporting to management monthly (raw material, production and overhead functions.)

4. Create, maintain and distribute monthly sales and margin reporting, including price, volume and mix analysis.

5. Assist the Sales & Engineering functions develop and maintain pricing by customer and product.

6. Maintain and distribute monthly inventory reporting metrics.

7. Assist in the preparation of quarterly financial forecasts and the annual budget.

8. Assist in the development of business units, product family and customer profitability.

9. Analyze capital investments using discounted cash flow, payback period and return on

investment metrics.

10. Work with cross functional organization teams to develop costing models to support pricing to customers.

11. Monitor and update standard cost for production labor, freight and scrap across the company on a regular basis.

12. Assist with recommendations on action steps to improve unfavorable deviations.

13. Develop and provide ad hoc reporting as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

1. B.A. in Finance, Accounting or related field highly preferred.

2. Knowledge of financial and management principles, practices and techniques preferred.

3. Ability to analyze complex financial information and prepare and present detailed financial analyses and reports.

4. Experience analyzing customer pricing and establishing preferred customer pricing models.

5. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across an organization.

6. Ability to translate conceptual ideas into concrete recommendations.

7. Minimum of three years of experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

8. Ability to speak and listen effectively with all levels of the organization.

9. Ability to perform discounted cash flow analysis, financial modeling, statistical analysis and other advance calculations.

10. Advanced reasoning ability and able to work independently with minimal direction.

11. Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and database manipulation skills required.

About Centro, Inc.

Centro, Inc. is an industry leader in rotational molding, providing high-quality, innovative plastic solutions for customers across multiple industries. We are committed to excellence, teamwork, and continuous improvement — and we’re looking for people who share those values.

Work Environment & Schedule

• Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
• Office-based with occasional time in the manufacturing environment
• Must be able to sit for extended periods and use standard office equipment

Why Join Centro

At Centro, we value our people and their contributions. You’ll be part of a collaborative, supportive team that’s dedicated to operational excellence and innovation. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for growth within a stable and growing company.

Centro, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.